Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 81 Arrogance
  For a master of alchemy and engineering, designing and building a robot is not that difficult.

In fact, Purficott only used his engineering knowledge to complete the structural design of the port loading and unloading robot, and incidentally also completed the planning of the port.

"To turn this island into a material distribution point, we need to build a berth in the fjord that can berth at least three large ships of 100 meters in length, and equip the pier with material loading and unloading robots. It will be very efficient if we rely on human labor for loading and unloading. It's too low." In the study room of the manor, Purficott introduced his plan to others: "In addition, we also need to build a number of large warehouses for storing and stacking materials. Of course, open-air stacks Also acceptable.

In addition, considering the transportation of materials, we may also need a small railway, which can reduce the difficulty of transporting materials.

So to sum up, there is a lot of work to be done on this island. Considering the area occupied by these facilities, I decided to demolish the plantation and knock down the fruit trees to expand the dock and warehouse. "

No one else raised any objections to Purficott's plan. On the one hand, they did not have the knowledge and experience in this area, and on the other hand, they did not have the confidence to refute Purficott.

Because of what happened before, Purficott is now equated with cruelty in the hearts of these people, which makes them still have to be affected to some extent when facing her.

To put it in layman's terms, these people were shocked by Purficott's horrific deeds and had to pass a round of will test.

Of course, knights like the old housekeeper or Samantha didn't show any fear of Purficott in front of her.

So after Purficott finished talking about his plan, the old housekeeper said: "Miss, although you may think it doesn't matter, I have to remind you that this plantation is the most important thing for the indigenous people on the island. If plantations and fruit trees, which are the source of their livelihood, are demolished, it will have a huge impact on their lives."

"We can hire them as construction workers. Building the dock requires labor, and they won't go hungry." Faced with the old butler's reminder, Purficott acted a little domineering, but still gave a solution.

Both she and the old housekeeper understood that for these aborigines, the impact had only occurred in the past three years.

When the doomsday comes three years later, if these local indigenous people do not have shelter, they will simply freeze to death, and they may not even survive three years later.

As for the fruit trees here? No plant can bloom and bear fruit in the extremely cold environment of minus 40 degrees Celsius. It is lucky to avoid being frozen to death.

So from Purficott's point of view, it was only three years, and it would pass by just being patient.

But for others who don't know the truth about the end of the world, Purficott's behavior seems a bit too overbearing.

"Your Majesty, Baroness, can you allow these aboriginal people to return to their original way of life?" Dr. Jones asked. These days of investigation have given him a certain understanding of the aboriginal people on this island. Therefore, as a scholar, He put forward his own opinion: "These aboriginal people have lived on this island for a long time, and they have their own culture and way of life.

The previous enslavement of the planters destroyed their peaceful life. Now that you have mercifully rescued them and allowed them to regain their freedom, why don't you be more generous and allow them to return to their old life? ” ˆ ˆ In Dr. Jones’s view, these aboriginal people have always had their own culture and way of life, which is a very valuable research object.

Therefore, as a scholar, he certainly hopes to preserve these research samples that are precious to him, rather than just bringing back a shriveled written record of a lost civilization.

However, Purficott looked at him deeply and said, "Arrogant."

This word made everyone a little confused. None of Purficott's comments were surprising, but this one made people confused.

"These indigenous people have been enslaved for more than twenty years, and their way of life has been changed long ago. Do you think that if I hang the plantation owner who enslaved them, they will be able to return to their past life of peace and harmony? Purficott pointedly pointed out a fact that Dr. Jones was unwilling to face, and criticized with slight contempt: "Their lives have long been affected by the outside world, their lifestyles have also changed, and they have lost the plantation owners." It only allows them to no longer be oppressed, but cannot allow them to return to the isolated living environment of the past.

You want them to continue living the primitive life of the past when they could be living a new, rich and modern life? Ultimately, it's just that you want to maintain the so-called unique indigenous culture here. Isn't this arrogance? "

Having said this, Purficott tapped her fingers on the plan she had drawn on the table, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "You, me, even the plantation owner who was hanged by me, We are all just influencing and interfering in their lives with our own will.

And this is just because we are so-called 'civilized people', we are stronger than them, so we can impose our will on them!

Admit it, this is just arrogance, because we arrogantly feel that we can decide their fate. Whether you do it out of good intentions or malice, you have put yourself in a position above them. "

Purficott's words were so sharp that Dr. Jones turned pale, looking like he wanted to be angry but didn't know how to get angry.

After his lips moved, he said: "How about letting them choose for themselves? Since you said that we all arrogantly put ourselves in a position where we can make choices for them, why not respect their own wishes? "

"Respect their own wishes?" Purficott heard what Dr. Jones said and looked at the others. Seeing that they did not express any objection, he thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I will respect your opinion and let They choose."

Hearing what Purficott said, Dr. Jones showed a slight smile on his face, feeling that Purficott was not so unreasonable.

However, Purficott suddenly added at this time: "But I need to remind you that the decision to build a logistics terminal here cannot be changed. Even if they choose to return to their original life and demolish the plantations to build ports and warehouses, Nothing will change.”

(End of this chapter)